Chapter 38: Then… I’ll Pluck Three Tail Hairs Too… Part 2

Bai Linghan remained wary, staring at Feng Xixing even after he’d retreated back to Gu Jingshan’s side. Only then did his pupils constrict violently, as if suddenly realizing something. He looked at Feng Xixing in shock.

Did Feng Xixing’s words just now mean…

So astonished was he that as he left, Bai Linghan didn’t notice the blood from his wound trickling down his arm, finally dripping onto the black stone hidden in his wide sleeve.

The black stone emitted a faint light and, after a moment, absorbed the drop of blood.

Behind him, as Gu Jingshan watched Bai Linghan’s departing figure, he frowned slightly. Just a moment ago, he had sensed Devil Qi on this disciple.

“Ah, exhausting! This King is tired to death!” Feng Wu’s voice sounded behind them, suddenly reminding Gu Jingshan there was another matter to resolve first.

Feng Wu’s flight had been incredibly arduous. To keep his oath, he flew all the way from the entrance in one breath. Why did Feng Xixing have to live so remotely, causing him to nearly go the wrong way!

Seeing Gu Jingshan standing to the side, Feng Wu couldn’t care about anything else. Flapping his wings, he landed directly on top of Gu Jingshan’s head, feet in the air, motionless. He felt completely wrecked as a bird.

Gu Jingshan’s mouth twitched. He took Feng Wu from his head and placed him in his palm.

“Where’s the little cat demon?” After finally recovering, Feng Wu flipped over and stood up in Gu Jingshan’s palm. He lowered his head to preen his slightly ruffled feathers, hoping to leave a perfect impression on the little cat demon.

Feng Xixing and Gu Jingshan exchanged a look. One last time, Feng Xixing confirmed, “Peak Master Feng… are you sure you want to see him?”

Feng Wu hated dawdling the most. Hearing this, he just rolled his eyes and flew up from Gu Jingshan’s palm himself. “Forget it, This King will find him myself.”

Saying this, he flapped his wings and flew into the nearby bamboo hut. Feng Xixing and Gu Jingshan exchanged another look and quickly followed.

Feng Wu flew inside the hut and immediately saw the bed covered in spirit silk. It was clearly meant for the little cat demon to roll around on. His impression of Feng Xixing improved slightly.

But inside the room, he didn’t see the little cat demon. Instead, he saw a small humanoid figure. But this figure had a cat tail and cat ears, looking like a little demon beast whose Transformation hadn’t been completely successful.

Feng Wu inwardly praised it. He hadn’t expected the little cat demon to be so intelligent – successfully achieving Transformation without guidance. Though it had some flaws, with his guidance, it would surely grow into a formidable demon beast.

Thinking this, Feng Wu decisively flew in front of the little youth and spoke, “Little cat demon, This King came to find you…”

Feng Wu’s voice stopped. The little red bird stared blankly at the youth before him, bird eyes filled with shock and suspicion.

Feng Xixing and Gu Jingshan also entered the bamboo hut at this moment. Seeing the scene, Feng Xixing swiftly scooped Lin Chuyun into his arms and retreated several steps, fearful that Feng Wu might attack Lin Chuyun in his anger.

Lin Chuyun was the most confused of all. He only saw the little red bird he’d met days ago fly in. Not only could it speak, but it also called itself ‘This King’.

Before he could react, his disciple acted as if facing a powerful enemy, carrying him away from the little red bird. Even Gu Jingshan wore a grave expression.

…What had happened?

The little red bird stood stunned for a while before finally processing everything.

Surprisingly, Feng Wu wasn’t immediately furious. Instead, he flew over with some shock, circled Lin Chuyun twice, and muttered to himself, “…How do you look so much like that bastard Lin Chuyun?”

If he didn’t know Lin Chuyun wasn’t a demon beast, and the age didn’t match, he would suspect the one standing before him was Lin Chuyun himself.

However, upon hearing his words, Lin Chuyun looked very displeased. His cheeks puffed up in anger, “Who are you calling a bastard!”

What was this little red bird’s problem? Last time it inexplicably attacked his disciple, and now it was scolding him right to his face.

“Lin Chuyun, that bastard, of course.” Feng Wu wasn’t afraid at all. But after saying that, he suddenly realized something. He looked the little cat demon up and down and asked in shock, “Wait, you’re not Lin Chuyun’s child, are you?!”

That would explain why he wasn’t allowed to speak ill of Lin Chuyun.

Lin Chuyun was nearly driven mad with anger by him. Hearing this, he subconsciously retorted, “Of course not.”

Feng Wu sighed in relief.

Lin Chuyun then puffed angrily and continued, “I’m Lin Chuyun!”

The bamboo hut fell silent. Gu Jingshan placed his hand on the spirit sword at his waist. Feng Xixing secretly formed an ice sword in his palm. Everyone’s gaze was fixed on that little red bird.

Everyone except Lin Chuyun.

Lin Chuyun had absolutely no idea he’d just dropped a bombshell. He was still pressing, very angrily, “What gives you the right to call me a bastard!”

Feng Wu’s whole bird body froze. He even forgot to flap his wings and just dropped straight onto the table. His bird eyes remained tightly fixed on Lin Chuyun, filled with disbelief.

“You are… Lin Chuyun?!” Feng Wu’s tone was full of doubt.

Lin Chuyun nodded righteously. It was just a little red bird anyway. Even if it knew he was Lin Chuyun, so what? It couldn’t possibly turn into Feng Wu and beat him up…

A flash of red light enveloped the little bird, and it transformed into Feng Wu.

Lin Chuyun: “…”

The tail, as if finally realizing the gravity of the situation, nervously coiled around Feng Xixing’s wrist. The cat ears on his head stood erect, as if wary of Feng Wu suddenly pouncing.

Lin Chuyun was completely bewildered. The little red bird he’d accidentally encountered before… just turned into Feng Wu right before his eyes?

“Lin!!! Chu!!! Yun!!!” Feng Wu was the first to regain his senses. He grit his teeth, yelling Lin Chuyun’s name one syllable at a time. A red light flashed in his right hand, and a whip wreathed in flames appeared.

Lin Chuyun was so frightened that both his ears and tail poofed up into balls of fluff. His whole body bristled, his somewhat rounded pupils staring at Feng Wu in alarm, just like a bullied little demon beast.

Feng Wu’s motion to crack the whip halted abruptly. He paused before realizing the truth. The one before him wasn’t some clever little demon beast at all – it was that shameless Lin Chuyun, deceiving him!

Lin Chuyun had tricked him yet again!

The more Feng Wu thought about it, the angrier he got. But seeing the trembling cat ears atop Lin Chuyun’s head and the still-fluffed tip of his tail, he couldn’t bring himself to strike.

“Calm down,” Gu Jingshan stepped forward, trying to explain.

But his words just diverted Feng Wu’s fiery rage. No wonder Gu Jingshan’s expression was so strange when he mentioned coming here! He clearly knew all along the little cat demon was Lin Chuyun.

“Gu Jingshan! You knew all along! You actually dared to deceive This King!” Feng Wu lashed his whip directly at Gu Jingshan.

Frowning, Gu Jingshan dodged, flickering away through the doorway. Feng Wu followed immediately, whip in hand, chasing after him.

In an instant, only Lin Chuyun and Feng Xixing were left in the room.

The tail wrapped around Feng Xixing’s wrist involuntarily loosened slightly. Its tip gently rubbed against the wrist it had squeezed painfully.

Lin Chuyun was bewildered. He’d prepared himself to be brutally beaten. Why wasn’t Feng Wu hitting him, but instead fighting Gu Jingshan?

The fight outside sounded intense. Feng Xixing didn’t take Lin Chuyun out to join the excitement, but quietly explained the whole story to him.

After hearing it, Lin Chuyun finally understood and realized why Feng Wu was so angry. Once the commotion outside died down somewhat, Feng Xixing carried Lin Chuyun out the door.

Utter devastation.

Although Spirit Cloud Peak was somewhat remote, it was still a picturesque, spiritual mountain. But now, the entire mountain was pitted and scarred by fire. Some places, controlled by Gu Jingshan’s spirit power, had turned into earthen walls.

Strangely, the bamboo hut in the center was perfectly intact. It was as if both had subconsciously avoided that area.

Gu Jingshan’s robes had several burn holes. Feng Wu was no better, looking like he’d just crawled out of the dirt. They stood apart, left and right. Hearing Feng Xixing’s footsteps, they both looked over.

The moment Feng Wu saw Lin Chuyun, he ground his teeth in fury. But he just couldn’t bring himself to hurt a little demon beast, even a fake one. In the end, he just snorted coldly and turned to leave.

Seeing this, Gu Jingshan reminded him, “You promised, the Demon Beast Cultivation Method.”

Feng Wu exploded with rage. “You still have the nerve to mention the Demon Beast Cultivation Method?! Believe me, I’ll fight you again!”

If these people hadn’t teamed up to trick him, how could he have possibly agreed to give Lin Chuyun the Demon Beast Cultivation Method?

Seeing this, Gu Jingshan couldn’t help but frown.

Given Feng Wu’s temper, if he refused to give it now, even he couldn’t force him.

Lin Chuyun, watching from the side, knew this was his only chance to obtain the Demon Beast Cultivation Method. Once Feng Wu returned to Spirit Beast Peak, he wouldn’t have another opportunity to see him.

He ducked his head and patted Feng Xixing’s arm, signaling to be put down.

Feng Xixing hesitated, then released his hold, but his gaze remained fixed on Lin Chuyun.

Lin Chuyun was a bit uncertain himself. After all, in the original book, Feng Wu’s killing intent towards the original host was real. But Feng Wu hadn’t attacked him just now, which gave Lin Chuyun a sliver of hope.

At worst… at worst, he’d let Feng Wu beat him up!

Thinking this, Lin Chuyun scampered over to Feng Wu’s side, then silently took a few steps back. The cat ears on his head were flattened softly, and his tail was exceptionally docile.

Feng Wu snorted coldly, having absolutely no intention of paying attention to Lin Chuyun. He lifted his foot to leave, but then felt his robe being tugged.

He turned around angrily, about to tell Lin Chuyun to let go, when three red plumes appeared before his eyes. Feng Wu froze. Looking closer, these were clearly the tail feathers Lin Chuyun had tricked him out of!

Luckily, the original host hadn’t had a chance to use the feathers after scamming them. Lin Chuyun held the plumes out to Feng Wu. He pursed his lips, then mustered his courage and said, “Senior Brother Feng, Chuyun knows he was wrong.”

Feng Wu wasn’t a disciple accepted by Fang Tianyuan, but calling him Senior Brother by seniority wasn’t incorrect.

The soft, milky voice made it hard to stay angry. Feng Wu ground his teeth. “Do you think I’ll forgive you just because you return them?!”

Dream on!

Lin Chuyun considered this, looking troubled. He glanced down at his own tail and hesitantly said, “Then… I’ll pluck three tail hairs for Senior Brother too?”

The tail, as if realizing it was about to be brutalized, began waving its tip frantically, but couldn’t escape its owner’s grasp.

Behind him, Feng Xixing frowned, feeling an impulse to step forward and rescue the tail from Lin Chuyun.

Feng Wu ground his teeth. He didn’t believe that despicable villain Lin Chuyun would actually do it. He gave a cold snort. “Then do it!”

Lin Chuyun obediently answered, grasped the fur at the tip of his tail hesitantly, and yanked hard—

His wrist was caught by Feng Wu.

Behind them, Feng Xixing slowly retracted his foot.

“Are you stupid?!” Feng Wu was furious. “This is your tail!”

He had never seen a demon beast stupid enough to pluck its own tail fur!

If Lin Chuyun were still in his adult form, even if he chopped off his own hand, Feng Wu wouldn’t blink. But right now, Lin Chuyun looked just like a little demon beast.

Frustrated by Lin Chuyun’s foolishness, yet also angered by his own soft heart, Feng Wu swiftly took out the cultivation method he had originally prepared and tossed it into Lin Chuyun’s arms. He then turned to leave.

But… his robe was still in Lin Chuyun’s grasp.

“Let!!! Go!!!” Feng Wu grit his teeth.

Unfortunately, Lin Chuyun had completely seen through Feng Wu’s inability to actually harm him. Not only did he not let go, he even took two steps forward. “If Junior Brother finds something he doesn’t understand, can he go to Spirit Beast Peak to ask Senior Brother about it?”

“…Do you believe This King won’t burn you to ashes right now?!” Feng Wu growled.

Lin Chuyun’s actions showed he didn’t believe it.

Feng Wu took a deep breath. He casually tossed a token to Lin Chuyun and, with finality, yanked his robe back. He left swiftly before Lin Chuyun could say another word.

His departing figure, however, seemed almost like a hasty retreat. He hadn’t even taken his tail feathers back.

Looking at the Spirit Beast Peak token in his hand, Lin Chuyun turned around, satisfied. He saw the other two people looking at him with complicated expressions.

He blinked at them, confused. Behind him, his tail silently bent into a small question mark.